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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1992

"I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BOTH ON THAT AND

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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN HONG KONG. BUT HE ALSO HAS

TO GO AROUND AND MEET MANY OTHER PEOPLE CHANCE DIRECTLY HIMSELF," HE ADDED.

"I FOUND IT WAS A VERY USEFUL OCCASION, I WELCOME THESE CHANCES TO TALK TO MR LU PING, SIR DAVID SAID.

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GOVERNOR VISITS PRINTING DEPT

WILSON,

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND LADY PRINTING DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO SEE THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK AND TO ATTEND CELEBRATIONS OF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY.

SIR DAVID WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY,

MR K.Y. YEUNG AND THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MR HARRY MYERS.

SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED ON THE FULL RANGE OF WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM THE PRODUCTION OF SIMPLE FORMS, TO THE PRINTING AND BINDING OF BOOKS.

MADE IN THE COMPUTERISED

HE WAS TOLD ABOUT THE CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENTS LÁTEST PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AND SAN FOR HIMSELF THE EQUIPMENT USED FOR BILINGUAL TYPESETTING WHICH HAS HELPED THE DEPARTMENT MAKE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN PRODUCTIVITY.

SIR DAVID ALSO EXAMINED THE DEPARTMENT'S LATEST ACQUISITION, TWO-COLOURED PRINTING PRESS WITH INFRA-RED DRYING.

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НЕ ALSO SAW THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS LIKE THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE TECHNIQUES USED IN PRINTING THE NEW HK IDENTITY CARDS TO COMBAT FORGERY.

SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON THEN ATTENDED THE CELEBRATIONS то COMMEMORATE THE DEPARTMENT'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THE GOVERNOR UNVEILED À PLAQUE AND CONGRATULATED THE DEPARTMENT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENTS.

"IT IS A PLEASURE TO VISIT A DEPARTMENT WHOSE STAFF

TÅKE SUCH OBVIOUS PRIDE IN DOING A THOROUGHLY PROFESSIONAL JOB," SIR DAVID SAID.

"THE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT INTO MAKING GOOD USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY. THE TREMENDOUS GAINS IN PRODUCTIVITY ACHIEVED ARE A MARK OF HOW SUCCESSFUL THOSE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN, HE ADDED.

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